Happiness. It's relative.
Posted on November 27, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
The sand was soft, not packed hard like she’d imagined. It made running down the giant dune wild and hard. She liked this, the risk and the sun going down. It had been a dream. The ranger waved his arms, shouted words that floated… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Monument”
Category: 100 Word StoriesTags: flash fiction, Lake Superior, Logslide, Pictured Rocks, Sand dune
Posted on November 9, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
I made banana muffins from a Jiffy mix because I only had one egg and I was in a hurry and couldn’t very well show up empty-handed, not after people invited me expecting I would bring something grand and impressive, something decorated with pink… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Writers Showcase”
Category: 100 Word Stories, WritingTags: 100 word story, flash fiction, reading event, writers showcase
Posted on November 2, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
Inside the front and back covers of her ancient copy of The Prophet were sayings and quotations written in a tiny upright hand by a girl with long straight hair who lived in the room next to hers in the dorm on the corner… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Fifty Years”
Category: 100 Word StoriesTags: 100 word story, flash fiction
Posted on October 27, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“We could run into a bear,you know.” My husband says this while we are walking our two sled dogs in the forest. What are bears like in late fall? Are they ravenous, wanting to store up calories? Or are they tired of the world,… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Blink”
Category: 100 Word StoriesTags: 100 word story, flash fiction, hiking, northwoods
Posted on October 19, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“Is that your cat?” “Yes, he is. Can you catch him?” “I don’t catch cats.” The man wiped his bumpy nose with the back of his hand. “Maybe you could do it this one time, just as a favor to a stranger.” The man… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Catch”
Category: 100 Word StoriesTags: 100 word story, cats, flash fiction
Posted on September 24, 2018 by Jan Wilberg
Left on the dresser, the last time he emptied his pockets before dying on the bathroom floor, a jackknife, a folded-up note, and two bits.
Category: WritingTags: 99 New, flash fiction, microstory
Posted on January 20, 2015 by Jan Wilberg
The car still smelled like french fries from the last time. She cracked the window and looked at her phone shining like a camping flashlight on her lap. She scrolled through Facebook and her email, looking up every few seconds to check the mirrors,… Continue Reading “6:11”
Category: WritingTags: 100 Word Stories, flash fiction, Homelessness, short story, Yeah Write
Posted on August 31, 2014 by Jan Wilberg
She did everything the doctor said but lock the upstairs window. She knew that letting the boy sneak in each night made her whole life his prey, but the things he stole kept them connected, mother and son, one leaving one taking.
Category: Marriage, Family, Dogs, and CatTags: flash fiction
Posted on June 10, 2014 by Jan Wilberg
If you leave now, they’ll all know you did it, you’ll be guilty, they’ll never let you go, just stay put, wipe the sauce off your lip, there, I’ll deal with you later. _________ All my 33-worders are dedicated to Trifecta, a great little… Continue Reading “#5/100: A Quick Slice”
Category: WritingTags: 33-words, flash fiction, relationships, short essay
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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment. It could be about gracefully handling my own aging, being a good feminist, or finding out what it means to be a decent mother and grandmother. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.
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